This software tool belongs to the category software configuration management. About this tool named Fossil is a simple, high-reliability, distributed software configuration management system with these features:

Integrated Bug Tracking, Wiki, Forum, and Technotes;

Built-in Web Interface;

Self-Contained;

Simple Networking;

CGI/SCGI Enabled – No server is required, but if you want to set one up, Fossil supports four easy server configurations;

Autosync;

Robust & Reliable;

Free and Open-Source – Uses the 2-clause BSD license.

Fossil is a single self-contained C program. This tool can be easily used. Let’s start with install fossil by putting the fossil binary someplace on your $PATH. I put the fossil executable into my C:\ drive path and I added to the $PATH. This allows you to use the fossil with the first command init:

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C:\WINDOWS\system32>cdC:\

C:\>fossil.exe init ftest

project-id:5b4669d2c57e9466b2435f6b0c2ff93832472a2b

server-id:702b15fbb7b98f292af690c5968b318cc2521c9e

admin-user:your_account(initial password is"random_password")

This will create the repo with a random password for your_account. Most of these commands of fossil are very easy to understand: For example the clone repository to your URL: